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sundaeon High schoolers create filter to remove lead in water

I've never seen this anywhere but in the UK. I guess it works there because of relatively the mild winters? Michigan on the other side, has a continental climate.

sundaeon What I Learnt Becoming a Tech Lead

Sorry, what does IC and PIP mean in this context?

sundaeon Why You Should Stop Using Other People’s iPhone Cables

Yes, Intel tried to introduce Rezence a couple of years back. Don't know why it never happened, perhaps QI was good enough? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rezence_(wireless_charging_s...

sundaeon Is Arm ready for server dominance?

> My first question would be, why has no industry trade group attempted to define a standard socket, or use an existing physical socket pin-out.

There's Qseven [1] and SMARC [2].

1 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qseven

2 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_Mobility_Architecture

sundaeon What Finally Killed AirPower

Does anyone know what happened to Intel's once promised wireless power standard Rezence? It would use magnetic resonance instead of magnetic induction.